New York Court of Appeals
Martin Sanders v. Frederick M. Winship, and Mrs. Frederick M. Winship
November 18, 198257 N.Y.2d 391
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals held that Mrs. Frederick M. Winship is a "cooperative tenant" within the meaning of § 19‑a of the Civil Rights Law, and therefore her motion to dismiss the discrimination claim was denied. The Court reached this result by interpreting the statute liberally and giving effect to the definition of "cooperative tenant" as a spouse who occupies the cooperative apartment and can influence cooperative policy.